Two pneumatic canister launchers can fire grenades, including tear gas and flash bangs, which are loud devices police deploy that cause disorientation.

PDbot can be operated remotely up to 500 feet. Police can use the robot not just in crisis situations but for search warrants, traffic stops, large-scale fights and suspicious packages.

Wouldn’t it be cool if Rockledge High School could build a UAV for the National Reconnaissance Office. That might save tens of billions in spy satellite overhead and result in faster, better, cheaper imagery for end users everywhere.

Most of the $300/hr contractors from SAIC, CSC, or BAH might be laid off. Everyone wins.

The NRO might fund the student project for the cost of one $421,000 fax machine. Student’s might be paid million dollar bonuses if delivered on time, on budget.